419 scam: "NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY (NNPC)"<nnpc11@yahoo.ca> LETTER OF INTENT (RE: CONTRACT NO: NNPC/PED/401/2009 )

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The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

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An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
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The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
- infonnpc_nigeria@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COMPANY (NNPC)" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <nnpc.nnpc31@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 2010 00:31:15 +0100
Subject: LETTER OF INTENT (RE: CONTRACT NO: NNPC/PED/401/2009 )

FROM THE DESK OF
DIRECTOR, FUNDS CO-ORDINATOR
FINANCE/CONTRACT DEPARTMENT OF
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM COMPANY (NNPC)
V/ISLAND, LAGOS ,
NIGERIA.
EMAIL:infonnpc_nigeria@yahoo.com

RE: CONTRACT NO: NNPC/PED/401/2009

Although this mail might come to you as a surprise, since it is from
someone you do not know or seen before, but base upon recommendation I
gathered about your person, I had to contact you for your assistance
to transfer fund into your account.

I am the Director, Funds Coordinator of the Finance/Contract
Department of the Nigerian national petroleum corporation (NNPC).
My office is also saddled with the responsibility of screening,
categorization and prioritization of projects embarked upon by NNPC
as well as feasibility studies for selected projects and supervising
the projects consultants involved. A breakdown of the fiscal expenditure
by this office as at the end of the fourth fiscal quarter of 2009 indicates that the NNPC paid out a whooping sum of US$936M
(Nine Hundred and Thirty Six Million, United States Dollars) to successful contract beneficiaries.
The NNPC is now compiling beneficiaries to be paid at the last fiscal quarter of 2010.

The crux of this letter is that the finance/contract department of the
NNPC deliberately over-inflated the contract value of the various
contracts awarded. In the course of disbursement, this department has
been able to track down the sum of US$100M (One Hundred Million, U.S. Dollars) as the over-invoiced sum.
This money is now lying and floating in the NNPC domiciliary account with the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). My colleagues and I want to quickly
transfer this fund to a safe nominate foreign account for possible
investment abroad; this is the reason why I contacted you.

We are not allowed as a matter of government policy to operate any
Foreign account because of our status as civil/public servants. Hence
the need to solicit for your full Banking details to enable us
Transfer this money into your account on Swift Code
.
We have also evolved a sharing formula as follows: -
(1) 30% for the foreign account owner (2) 60% for l and my colleagues
(3) 10% will be set aside to defray all incidental expenses both
locally and internationally during the course of this transaction.

Furthermore, we shall be coming over to your country when the money is
finally in your account and we shall be relying on your advice as
regards to investment of our share. Be informed that, this business is
genuine and 100% safe considering the high-powered government
officials involved.

Send by Email attached the following information:-
(1) YOUR COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS, BANK NAME, ADDRESS AND ACCOUNT NUMBER
(2)YOUR TELEPHONEAND FAX NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION.

This is to affect the Swift Transfer of this fund into your account in
less than Seven (7) working days.

Please reply immediately through my email address; infonnpc_nigeria@yahoo.com

While looking forward to a healthy business relationship with you.

Sincerely,
Mr. Michael Abiodun

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